6.05.2012

Last year Kelly Lynn Jones over at Little Paper planes invited me to be a part of a new book she was working on with the lovely people over at Chronicle Books. I certainly couldn't resist working with 2 of my favorite arts inspired companies out there: LPP and Chronicle so I signed on to be a part of :

There were 20 artists involved and we each needed to design our own take on the paper plane. Something that the reader can actually cut out and put together themselves. While I'm not the best at paper design and construction, I will admit to being able to fold a pretty fierce paper plane as a kid. So I kept my design simple.. a basic plane that anyone of any age can fold. I made a few so that you could turn it into a mobile if you'd like (see my example below) . I love the idea of those paper planes getting to fly all the time :)

The best part of the whole project though, was getting to see how everyone else interpreted to project...

10.08.2010

10.07.2010

10.04.2010

I got a chance to work on something a little bit darker than usual this summer. Channeling my inner teen angst led me to this drawing of a tattooed modern Alice in Wonderland for Bitch magazine. Thanks to the lovely AD- Kristin Rogers Brown, for collaborating with me. ...

7.21.2010

Over the years I've had the pleasure of working with Stacey Clarkson at Harpers magazine on a number of incredible jobs. She has a knack for sending articles that never cease to strike a person chord and this recent job was one I felt incredibly connected to.

As someone who grew up here (raised by Grandparents and deeply entrenched in the idea of the promise of Florida) Reyes story is a mirror to my life long love affair with my state. We moved here into a life that felt idyllic: a blissful vacation mecca, with lazy waterside evenings, orange groves in the backyard, a sort of haven that made up my childhood views on life. How can you not be an optimist growing up in the Sunshine State? Fast forward 35 years and the answer becomes obvious: buy property during the housing boom and watch it all fall apart. As an adult living in Tampa, the contrast is palpable. Empty molded foreclosed homes abound, often left with the residents personal items still lingering in the rooms. It's heartbreaking. And this excerpt straddles those 2 views just beautifully. He's captured a part of Florida that those of us who live here can instantly recognize both with nostalgic affection and adult remorse.

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ps- Thank you Stacey, for trusting me with a camera. And Thank you Paul, for trusting me with your parents picture. I hope I did them and your story the justice they deserve.

You can read part of it right here, and here (if you happen to have a subscription).

6.24.2010

A few weeks ago I received a heartfelt email from Meighan - The wonderfully talented lady of 'My Love for You is a Stampede of Horses..." She wanted to put together an on-line benefit with 100% of the proceeds going to the Gulf Coast Restoration Network. Who can say NO to that? Certainly not me. So.. heres my addition to the benefit: 4 separate prints...

A little more info (directly from Meighan) and a list of all the artists:

"As I mentioned yesterday, over 80 artists have donated their work. On Monday, June 28th at 12 pm PST (3 pm EST) a Big Cartel Shop will open. It's first come first serve. Prices will range from $15-$350+. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to The Gulf Restoration Network."

Here is the current list of contributing artist, designers and print shops:

6.17.2010

5.30.2010

My husband teaches Photography and one of his recent projects was to create a new animal by combining several different creatures into one. We spent a few hours playing around and these are the first 2 we came up with! Fun, right??